A floragraph of Taylor Storch of Coppell, who died at age 13 in a skiing accident in Colorado, will be part of the Rose Parade on Tuesday.

Taylor Storch’s memory will live on again in Tuesday’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. An all-natural floragraph of the Coppell teenager will adorn the Donate Life float while a recipient of her kidney will be one of 32 riders on the float.

Taylor, 13, was first sponsored for the float in the 2011 parade, which took place just 10 months after she died in a skiing accident in Colorado. Her parents, Todd and Tara Storch, watched the parade in person that year.

“It was an incredible event,” said Tara Storch, adding the portrait of her daughter made with organic materials was “spot-on.”

In the 2012 parade, Patricia Winters, the recipient of Taylor’s heart, took a spot on the float. The 2013 parade marks the first time their daughter is being honored with both a floragraph and a rider.

The rider is Jonathan Finger, 35, of Westminster, Colo. Finger suffered from a rare kidney disease. He received a transplant from his mother in 2002, but the organ was rejected. He’s now free from dialysis and a thriving athlete, thanks to Taylor’s kidney.

He’s also developed a close relationship with the Storch family.

“I thank God daily for my life, and I am trying to respect and honor Taylor by living it to the fullest,” Finger said in a news release. “Every aspect of my life has improved dramatically and I’m so thankful.”

Tara Storch said they keep in touch with four of the five recipients of Taylor’s organs.

“We’re like family,” she said.

The Storch family also stays involved with organ donation through Taylor’s Gift, a Coppell-based nonprofit they started with the mission to “Regift Life, Renew Health and Restore Families.” Along with honoring Taylor’s legacy, the organization also serves as an online resource to help those touched by organ donation.

Tara Storch said the nonprofit is staying busy. A feature in a national magazine is coming up and a book is being released.

But for now, she’s focusing on the Rose Parade, where her daughter’s smiling face and the man who possesses her daughter’s kidney will greet viewers nationwide as part of the gigantic “Journeys of the Heart” float. Started in 2004, the Donate Life Rose Parade Float will carry 72 floragraphs this year.

WFAA-TV (Channel 8) will air the parade live at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

For more on Taylor’s Gift, visit taylorsgift.org. For details on the Donate Life float, visit donatelifefloat.org.